Jukebox online

The best music magazine from the former region has finally hit the web. It’s still in its early stages, but there’s some really compelling reading here 🙂

It's hosted on the site of the late editor-in-chief
http://www.brankovukojevic.com/

Keep an eye out for the article "A mile in his shoes," which dives into that trio from the Package Deal

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Personally, I was more into that classic American "Rock" scene from the eighties, born out of the weirdest magazine format ever—kind of like a newspaper version of Chile... haha. It was called "Strip 82," which actually evolved from a comic book mag called Dennis. On one hand, you had comics, but on the other, you had these killer rock pages. Over time, it took on a vibe similar to the old Start, with serious editorial standards, high-quality paper, and a legendary group of journalists. It really hit its stride in those final issues when Dragan Todorović was editing; he wrote my absolute favorite column, "Songs I Don't Dance To." Then, somewhere around that messy year of '89, it rebranded as "Pop rock," and everything just went downhill fast. Luckily, the scene was briefly saved by an American outlet called "Rhythm," and a bit later, the first few issues of the American "Heroin news"...

We all know how music journalism turned out after that... "Nomad" could have been the definitive voice for an entire generation if it hadn't been for that obnoxious "I'm-so-deep-and-better-than-you" attitude....

Jukebox was obviously a pioneer... but looking back now, as someone who’s read and written enough articles to fill a library, I think the only reason it still matters is because the internet can handle way more than paper ever could. In this digital age, it makes sense, because honestly, some things just need to wait for their time...👋

Just look at what happened to Bakic's "Koox"....

I owe you guys a huge apology... I was digging through some old archives from the Jukebox, and that’s a whole different beast entirely... ugh, I hate it when I get too superficial.☕

Dana Anderson4 said:The first few tracks on that American "Heroin" album...

What American city? Are we talking about an OS? 😠 I can't stand it when people are this superficial. 😁

On another note, the "Heroin news" version was ten times better than the original.

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Kevin Chavez3 said:What do you mean by a big city? Are you talking about some small town? 😠 It’s annoying when you’re being superficial. 😁

Yeah, maybe a small town... that’s what happens when you move and run out of space. You end up leaving entire collections of your favorite magazines in various garages, and you don't touch them for years, so you forget the basics... my bad...

Heroin news—you've got a point there... honestly, that was the only bright spot during those war years... back then, I rarely bought any newspapers at all.

maybe Arkzin and occasionally Feral, haha.🙂

Can anyone hook me up with a link to that archive, or is it just gone for good?
I’ve got such fond memories of the Jukebox, man—it was actually pretty solid and had a great sense of humor once they pivoted over to punk.

I was just thinking the other day while listening to Software Slump—and man, I really miss Nomad—about how some albums just hit differently because someone from the old guard shifted gears. You know, when they moved away from that mindless, loud-for-the-sake-of-it noise and transitioned into something that actually matched those gritty, late-night diary entries about the lifestyle. That’s when you knew the music had real teeth.
Well, I guess I was a bit easily swayed back then too, if we're being honest. 😁
To be fair, I haven't actually read any of the older stuff, including Heroin news.
What does any of this have to do with the topic at hand? Absolutely nothing! Just a random thought popping up. 😁

I know this is a total tangent, but I picked up another issue of Beat last month—I told myself I was done with it because it just wasn't really my thing,
but here I am, buying it again this month. It still doesn't quite hit the mark for me, but there’s something strangely satisfying about holding a physical music magazine in my hands, especially one where you actually see American writers and local voices represented, rather than just being fed whatever some algorithm decides I should read.
Even with Nomad, which I never particularly cared for, I found myself buying it anyway; even with Beat in my hands, it feels like there's still a void left unfilled.

Word on the street is that once they’re finally done picking on Dubois, they’ll move their sights right over to Ritam.